23: Life Spirit's Punishment

Outside the sheer cliff of the Elf Secret Realm.

“Boss, the aura of the treasure disappeared here,” Fengyun Little Knife said, pointing at the cliff.

“Wait.”

Fengyun Heavy Cavalry said coldly, “Perhaps he went offline. When he comes online, I will definitely get the first treasure map. I hope Lawless Madman knows when to advance and retreat, and knows when to quit while he’s ahead. Otherwise, I don’t mind letting this big shot of his fall.”

“Heh heh, how many heads does he have to dare to go against the Wind and Cloud Guild?” Fengyun Little Knife snorted coldly and closed his eyes to rest.

...

Elf Secret Realm.

Forest center.

“...Hiss, a Level 20 blue boss is actually this terrifying.”

Qian Duoduo gasped and said.

The combat power of the Black Pattern Hua Ye Snake far exceeded that of the Silver Light Sharp Horn Rabbit. It was also the first time he had seen a big shot’s health bar drop so quickly. Could it be that they were going to wipe out this time?

“Holy crap!”

Li Si was also palpitating with fear.

The boss’s damage exceeded his prediction, being 30% higher than the value he had estimated.

But it was still within an acceptable range.

“Flash!”

Li Si cast his skill, and his figure flickered, disappearing from his original spot. The next second, he appeared 20 meters away.

Then he activated Ghostly Swift Steps and made a quick escape.

Soon after, Li Si’s health was fully restored, and he went up for another auto-attack.

This cycle repeated, using Flash to escape and Ghostly Swift Steps to get away.

As expected, the Limiter triggered wildly.

Ten minutes, twenty minutes, thirty minutes, one hour.

Li Si’s attribute panel was completely refreshed.

ID: Lawless Madman.

Level: 1 (Restricted, cannot be upgraded)

Hidden Attributes: Luck 5, Comprehension 18, Charm 5

Health: 4394 / 4394, Recovery: 25 / s

Mana: 2268 / 2268, Recovery: 20 / s

Attack: 82-86

Armor: 8 (reduces 7.4% physical damage)

Attack Speed: 2.10

Movement Speed: 16.8

Physical Critical: 4%

All Damage Reduction: 2%.

Physical Reduction:

-- Reduces physical damage below 3000 by 5%.

-- Reduces physical damage below 600 by 60%.

-- Reduces physical damage below 300 by 80%.

-- Reduces physical damage below 100 by 90%.

-- Reduces physical damage below 60 by 100%.

Magic Reduction:

-- Reduces magic damage below 1000 by 50%.

-- Reduces magic damage below 300 by 60%.

-- Reduces magic damage below 60 by 100%.

Abnormal Damage Reduction:

-- Reduces poison damage below 30 by 100%.

-- Reduces bleeding damage below 10 by 100%.

Control Immunity:

-- 100% immunity to fear effects below Level 1.

Talent: [Limiter].

Skills: [Flash lv5 -- Gold] [Phantom Sword Dance lv1 -- Gold] [Mana Conversion lv3 -- Gold] [Ghostly Swift Steps lv5 -- Purple].

Equipment: [Windy Sword lv1 -- Blue] [Windy Clothes lv1 -- Blue] [Windy Pants lv1 -- Blue] [Windy Boots lv1 -- Blue] [Swift Ring lv1 -- Green] [Backpack Expansion lv1 -- Green].

“...Magnificent!”

Li Si sighed at his abnormal attributes, then unhesitatingly charged towards the boss.

This time, he wasn’t going to dodge anymore; instead, he was going to thoroughly kill the boss. Because the time dragged on for too long, the trigger probability of the Limiter on the Black Pattern Hua Ye Snake was already very low.

Li Si engaged in a direct bloodbath with the boss.

He relied on his movement speed to dodge attacks, used Flash to maneuver, and evaded the boss’s skills. He could also immune the boss’s poison damage, almost completely crushing it.

Therefore, the entire combat process was very easy, it could even be described as effortless.

“Big shot is too heaven-defying! This isn’t killing a boss; it’s practically toying with it,” Qian Duoduo said, his mouth wide open in shock.

A few minutes later, with 21 sword qi slashes from Phantom Sword Dance.

Li Si finally killed the boss in front of him.

[Ding!]

[Killed Black Pattern Hua Ye Snake, Experience + 10000. Killed across 19 levels, Experience + 10000.]

Twenty thousand experience points were credited.

“...NB.”

It still had to be killing a boss.

Not far behind, a brilliant golden light shot up from the ground.

Qian Duoduo leveled up to Level 17.

Li Si silently calculated that in at most five more hours, he could help Qian Duoduo level up to Level 20. At that time, it would be another skill comprehension book.

“...So delightful!”

Immediately, Li Si stepped forward to pick up the boss’s drops.

Two Level 20 blue equipment pieces.

He decided to sell them along with other Level 20 equipment after Qian Duoduo reached Level 20.

The character balance exceeded one million, stable!

Hahaha... I’m rich.

“Buzz!”

At this moment, a divine light suddenly rose, and a phantom quietly appeared, with green hair and pointed ears. Clearly, this male phantom was the Life Elf in the Elf Secret Realm.

“Humans, congratulations on passing the trial of the Elf Secret Realm. Now, choose your rewards. Equipment, skills, talents. You can only choose one of the three reward types,” the ethereal Life Elf phantom said.

“Big shot, big shot, what do we choose?” Qian Duoduo was overjoyed and extremely excited.

“Choose talent.”

Li Si said without hesitation.

Then he explained to Qian Duoduo that skills have skill slot limitations, equipment has level and profession limitations, but only talents are supreme, can stack with other entries, and accompany a player character for life.

“So that’s how it is, we’ll choose talent.”

Qian Duoduo made his choice, shouting at the Life Elf phantom, then continuously chanting incantations: Namo Amitabha, Om Mani Padme Hum, Urgently as desired, may thunder assist me... Lin, Bing, Dou, Zhe, Lie, Zhen, Zu, Qian, Xing.

He chanted, so I won’t. Li Si smiled, sighing that even a rich man would chant incantations at such a critical moment for luck.

“The great power of the Life Elf shall protect you.”

The Life Elf phantom raised its hand, sending out rays of light that fell into their bodies. Afterwards, the Life Elf phantom vanished into thin air.

[Ding!]

[Congratulations, you have obtained the talent -- Life Spirits Punishment.]

“Haha! Talent! I got a talent!” Qian Duoduo jumped around excitedly.

So exhilarating!

Li Si’s heart was also ecstatic, but to maintain his master demeanor in front of Qian Duoduo, he forcibly held back.

Let’s check the talent’s effect.

Li Si quickly opened his talent interface.

A transparent panel indeed showed a new talent, located directly below the Limiter.

[Life Spirits Punishment]

Life Elves love peace, but they also have means of punishment.

① Max Health + 10%;

② Every third attack, deals true damage equal to 10% of the player’s own maximum health.

Description: True damage is the highest level of damage, ignoring all defenses and all damage reductions. True damage is not reduced by any damage reduction, nor is it increased by any buffs. 1 point of true damage deducts 1 point of health.

“...Holy crap.”

Li Si secretly marveled at how awesome Life Spirits Punishment was, feeling incredibly delighted deep down. The third-ranked treasure of Mingyue Village, with both of them sharing the rewards, was already so powerful. How abnormal would the rewards be for the first-ranked Seven Stars Mausoleum, enjoyed by one person alone?

Li Si was even more looking forward to it.

Work hard to become stronger! Once his stats reached the level of a Level 30 big shot player, he would be able to explore the Seven Stars Mausoleum to find out what was inside.

“Holy crap, big shot, this talent is so awesome! True damage, ignores defense, ignores damage reduction, I’m going to take off!” Qian Duoduo spread his arms, circling around like a soaring bird.

He spoke of his plan with a hopeful expression; his profession was an archer, and from now on, he would just mindlessly stack health and attack speed. He wanted to become a super archer who was tanky, had fast attack speed, and high output.

“I wish you success.”

Li Si replied to Qian Duoduo, then led the team out of the secret realm.

“Swish! Swish!”

Two white lights shone.

The two returned to the sheer cliff outside Mingyue Village.

The sheer cliff was already the boundary of Mingyue Village, acting as a barrier that players could not cross. However, in this boundary area, quite a few players had gathered at this time.

Fengyun Heavy Cavalry?

What was he doing here?

Although curious, Li Si didn’t want to delve deeper. Because time was precious, he only wanted to seize the time to help Qian Duoduo level up to Level 20 and get the announcement reward.

So, he walked away without looking sideways.

But things didn’t go as planned.

Fengyun Heavy Cavalry expressionlessly blocked Li Si, saying, “Lawless Madman, the Seven Stars Mausoleum treasure map is on you, isn’t it? Name your price, I’ll buy it.”

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